Choral counting and counting collections : transforming the preK-5 math classroom

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This influential book inspires preschool and elementary teachers to experience the joys and rewards of regularly using two activities—Choral Counting and Counting Collections—in their classrooms and in their partnerships with families. It paints a vision for how deeply and creatively children can engage with ideas of number and operations and mathematical sense-making through counting. Megan L. Franke, Elham Kazemi, and Angela Chan Turrou have collected the wisdom of mathematics teachers and researchers across the country who explore activities that are at once playful and intentional, simple and sophisticated. For teachers who want to jump-start student participation and deepen mathematical understanding, this can be your go-to guide. In eight clear, engaging chapters, accompanied by an online Choral Counting tool, you will learn: how to facilitate open-ended counting activities to deepen children’s number sense; how counting activities can produce both social and academic benefits; how teachers can engage with families to build on students’ mathematical thinking; and how to facilitate collaborative activities with multiple entry points and multiple ways to be successful. Teachers will see that while the activities stay the same, the mathematics deepens over time and students’ learning evolves. Let counting be a gateway into your students’ mathematical insights. You might be surprised at what you learn!

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This influential book inspires preschool and elementary teachers to experience the joys and rewards of regularly using two activities—Choral Counting and Counting Collections—in their classrooms and in their partnerships with families. It paints a vision for how deeply and creatively children can engage with ideas of number and operations and mathematical sense-making through counting. Megan L. Franke, Elham Kazemi, and Angela Chan Turrou have collected the wisdom of mathematics teachers and researchers across the country who explore activities that are at once playful and intentional, simple and sophisticated. For teachers who want to jump-start student participation and deepen mathematical understanding, this can be your go-to guide. In eight clear, engaging chapters, accompanied by an online Choral Counting tool, you will learn: how to facilitate open-ended counting activities to deepen children’s number sense; how counting activities can produce both social and academic benefits; how teachers can engage with families to build on students’ mathematical thinking; and how to facilitate collaborative activities with multiple entry points and multiple ways to be successful. Teachers will see that while the activities stay the same, the mathematics deepens over time and students’ learning evolves. Let counting be a gateway into your students’ mathematical insights. You might be surprised at what you learn!

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Includes index.

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Introduction / Megan L. Franke, Elham Kazemi, and Angela Chan Turrou -- Counting collections K-2 / Allison Hintz and Stephanie Latimer -- Counting collections 3-5 / Julie Kern Schwerdtfeger and Darlene Fish Doto -- Choral counting K-2 / Lynsey Gibbons and Kassia Omohundro Wedekind -- Choral Counting 3-5 / Teresa Lind and Kendra Lomax -- Preschool connections -- Nick Johnson and Natali Gaxiola -- Partnering with families / Carolee Koehn Hurtado and Brandon McMillan -- Conclusion / Megan L. Franke, Elham Kazemi, and Angela Chan Turrou -- Appendix 1: Counting collections recording sheets -- Appendix 2: Choral counting planning templates -- Appendix 3: Where to find more examples of choral counting and counting collections.